New Releases by Doris Fisher

The U.S. Army''s oddest recruits: Camels! In this strange but true historical tale, 34 camels were imported to Texas to work as pack animals for the army in 1856. Many people had never seen such strange animals; they didn''t believe that these smelly beasts could possibly be useful. Despite many Texans'' initial doubts, the camels thrived in the state''s desert and transported important military messages and supplies.

A boy finds that everything around him is even, such as four flapjacks at breakfast to ten watermelons in his backpack. Includes a "For Creative Minds" section with questions about numbers.

Explore numbers in wild and interesting ways with the 10 Sylvan Dell books in this Math Concepts Set. These books pair fun fictional stories with imaginative illustrations, which children will turn through again and again. Titles include: Big Cat, Little Kitty One Odd Day**, My Even Day**, My Half Day, One Wolf Howls**, In My Backyard**, Sort it Out**!. Count Down to Fall**, What''s New at the Zoo? An Animal Adding Adventure**, and What''s the Difference? An Endangered Animal Subtraction Story. (** Award Winners) 4-6 pg For Creative Minds educational section in the back 40-60 pg cross-curricular Teaching Activities and 3 Interactive Quizzes available free on the book''s homepage eBooks with Auto-Flip, Auto-Read and selectable English and Spanish text and audio.

21 picture books each fictional nature & science stories designed for reading fun yet to pique a child''s interest in science, math, and geography learning. Includes: Baby Owl''s Rescue, Carolina''s Story: Sea Turtles Get Sick Too!, Champ''s Story: Dogs Get Cancer Too!, Count Down to Fall, Fur and Feathers, Henry the Impatient Heron, Water Beds: Sleeping in the Ocean, Little Skink''s Tail, Riverbeds: Sleeping in the Worlds Rivers, How the Moon Regained Her Shape, If a Dolphin Were a Fish, Happy Birthday to Whooo?, One Odd Day, My Even Day, Newton and Me, Sort it Out!, Panda''s Earthquake Escape, Turtle Summer: A Journal for My Daughter, Whistling Wings, What''s New at the Zoo: An Animal Adding Adventure and The Rainforest Grew All Around. 4-6 pg For Creative Minds educational section in the back 40-60 pg cross-curricular Teaching Activities and 3 Interactive Quizzes available free on the book''s homepage eBooks with Auto-Flip, Auto-Read and selectable English and Spanish text and audio

21 picture books, each fictional nature & science themed and designed for reading fun but to pique a child''s interest in science, math, and geography learning. Includes: Burros Tortillas, Count Down to Fall**, A Day in the Salt Marsh**, A Day in the Mountain**, Happy Birthday to Whooo?**, In Arctic Waters, In My Backyard, Mother Osprey: Nursery Rhymes for Buoys and Gulls**, My Even Day**, Big Cat, Little Kitty Deep in the Desert, My Half Day, Newton and Me**, One Odd Day**, One Wolf Howls**, Paws, Claws, Hands, and Feet, The Rainforest Grew All Around**, Sort it Out!**, Twas the Day Before Zoo Day**, What''s New at the Zoo? An Animal Adding Adventure, What''s the Difference? An Endangered Animal Subtraction Story(**Award Winners). 4-6 pg For Creative Minds educational section in the back 40-60 pg cross-curricular Teaching Activities and 3 Interactive Quizzes available free on the book''s homepage eBooks with Auto-Flip, Auto-Read and selectable English and Spanish text and audio.

Learn through clever rhyming verses with this Rhyme & Rhythm set. The 19 picture books in this set are each fictional stories with nature & science themes designed for reading fun but at the, same time, to pique a child''s interest and tee-up science, math, and geography learning. Titles include: Burros Tortillas, Count Down to Fall**, A Day in the Salt Marsh**, A Day in the Mountain**, Happy Birthday to Whooo?**, In Arctic Waters, In My Backyard, Mother Osprey: Nursery Rhymes for Buoys and Gulls**, My Even Day**, My Half Day, Newton and Me**, One Odd Day**, One Wolf Howls**, Paws, Claws, Hands, and Feet, The Rainforest Grew All Around**, Sort it Out!**, Twas the Day Before Zoo Day**, What''s New at the Zoo? An Animal Adding Adventure, What''s the Difference? An Endangered Animal Subtraction Story(**Award Winners). 4-6 pg For Creative Minds educational section in the back 40-60 pg cross-curricular Teaching Activities and 3 Interactive Quizzes available free on the book''s homepage eBooks with Auto-Flip, Auto-Read and selectable English and Spanish text and audio

12 Sylvan Dell books between Reading Counts Levels 3.1 and 3.9: In Arctic Waters; Christmas Eve Blizzard; Sort It Out!; If You Were a Parrot; How the Moon Regained Her Shape; Loon Chase; Ocean Hide and Seek; Saturn for My Birthday; Blackberry Banquet; Where Should Turtle Be?; Carolina''s Story: Sea Turtles Get Sick Too!; My Even Day

A boy finds that everything around him is in fractions, from one-half of a haircut to three-fourths of a blanket. Includes a three-page "For Creative Minds" section with questions about fractions.

Alex Todd helps Buzz Star announce a golf tournament, in a story where the adverbs are highlighted within the text and explained using informational sidebars.

Grammar comes to life in this fun series, in which entertaining sports events reinforce language arts skills.

Grammar comes to life in this fun series, in which entertaining sports events reinforce language arts skills.

Grammar comes to life in this fun series, in which entertaining sports events reinforce language arts skills.

Grammar comes to life in this fun series, in which entertaining sports events reinforce language arts skills.

Lauren Lewis helps announcer Buzz Star describe a bowling tournament, with adjectives highlighted within the text and explained using informational sidebars.

A boy finds that everything around him is even, such as four flapjacks at breakfast to ten watermelons in his backpack. Includes a "For Creative Minds" section with questions about numbers.

When the American Idol show went looking for its first winner, Kelly Clarkson was ready to claim her title as a superstar. Kelly sang on the Grammy Awards show and won her own Grammys for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Pop Vocal Album. She has sold hit singles and albums, toured the world, and appeared on numerous television shows. Book jacket.

A boy awakens to find that everything around him is odd, from three sleeves on his shirt and five legs on his dog to clocks and calendars with only odd numbers. Includes a three-page "For Creative Minds" section with odd fun facts and number games.

Los bebes vienen en todas las formas y tamanos. Algunos tiene pelos y otros tienen plumas. Algunos pueden ser hijos unicos o pueden tener mas de cien hermanos! Algunos son grandes (23 pies) y algunos pequenos como una gomita en forma de judia. Puedes adivinar cual es el bebe animal siguiendo las pistas de los anuncios de nacimiento?

Using clues given in the form of birth announcements, readers can try to guess the identity of the animals.